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The Chat Thread (Read OP)

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Re: The Chat Thread (Read OP)

I AM THE FIRST, THE KINGIt is good to be the king

EAT YOUR HEART OUT!

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Originally Posted by mishkin

By the way librarians, the quills are cool, but something more ostentatious when you reach a certain level would not be undeserved in my opinion. Go to the curia. Make my will be fulfilled. (The same goes for the moderators and their little maces)

If you go beyond the level of "Amethyst" there is already a nice award to be given.

Novus Awarded for exceptional contributions to the site in the capacity of a staff member.

Personally, i would consider any member who had multiple staff commendations at a lower level. (Ruby/Emerald).
Below is the list of non Novus members who have have been commendated. In some caes, I went down to Silver to find enough active members that could potentially be considered.

My vote/ proposal candidatesPåsan , Tiberios , Ybbon
I pretty sure that Hesus is around, just behind the scenes. At least that is what he suggested to me in a brief PM exchange. Good candidate active or not.

Re: The Chat Thread (Read OP)

Originally Posted by PikeStance

If you go beyond the level of "Amethyst" there is already a nice award to be given.

If I remember correctly the requirements to access a higher tier changed a couple of years ago becoming much stricter and difficult to achieve. This is an opinion without much ground*, and I do not want to hurt anyone with comparisons, but I think that a quill/mace obtained today has more merit than previous quills.

*this comes only from my perception seing users working here for years with only a sad green quill / colored mace as a reward.

Re: The Chat Thread (Read OP)

mishkin is correct. Quills are no longer awarded for time served and the amethyst is reserved for truly exceptional staffers like Chris or Hader or Legio. Right now there's only 3 people with realistic chances of getting the amethyst some day (personal opinion)

Re: The Chat Thread (Read OP)

They did make a change some time ago.
The Novus is awarded for "exceptional" staff work. The standards are a little high if the Amethyst would carry the same weight. The change, I believe, wasn't to make the standards higher, but allow for more consistent awarding. A person can literally do 6 months of work in 2 while another person may take a year. The change allows for greater flexibility in which time spent, quality and quantity of work can be considered. As I said, if they earn a Amethyst, then a Novus should be around the corner.

Personally, I would prefer a "rubric," but that is the teacher in me. LOL They could had kept the minimal standard. If I recall. it was described with a time span (e.g. 3 to 6 months or maybe 1 to 3 months). The way I see it, if someone has been "working" for 6 months and they hadn't done enough work by then to warrant a Quill, then you probably should end their "employment." Moreover, if you have been working on staff for 3 years and still don't have a Amethyst, then you are getting the shaft!

Re: The Chat Thread (Read OP)

Evil will always triumph because good is dumb. Thoughts?

"Famous general without peer in any age, most superior in valor and inspired by the Way of Heaven; since the provinces are now subject to your will it is certain that you will increasingly mount in victory." - Ōgimachi-tennō